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Dense Fog Advisory 8, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this dense fog advisory at Dec 4, 2021, 12:59 AM EST for 21 counties in Indiana; 8 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2021, 12:59 AM EST (05:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2021, 11:00 AM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
All 33 counties
Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Cass County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jay County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Miami County, IN, Noble County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN, Steuben County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Wells County, IN, White County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Branch County, MI, Cass County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI, Allen County, OH, Defiance County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Van Wert County, OH, Williams County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this dense fog advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this dense fog advisory went out at Dec 3, 6:35 PM EST, 6 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 6:35 PM EST, 6 hours 24 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Dec 3, 10:36 PM EST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1036 PM EST Fri Dec 3 2021 INZ003>009-017-018-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-040700- La Porte-St. Joseph-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb- Whitley-Allen-Berrien-Cass-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton- Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam- Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, South Bend, Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Kendallville, Ligonier, Albion, Auburn, Garrett, Columbia City, Tri-Lakes, South Whitley, Fort Wayne, New Haven, Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, Buchanan, Paw Paw Lake, Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Edwardsburg, Marcellus, Sturgis, Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Mendon, Coldwater, Bronson, Hillsdale, Jonesville, Litchfield, Bryan, Montpelier, Edgerton, Wauseon, Archbold, Swanton, Delta, Defiance, Sherwood, Hicksville, Napoleon, Deshler, Liberty Center, Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, Ottawa, Leipsic, Columbus Grove, Continental, and Pandora 1036 PM EST Fri Dec 3 2021 /936 PM CST Fri Dec 3 2021/ ...Locally Dense Fog Tonight... Fog and freezing fog has developed across the area. Visibilities will be variable in time and space, and could change rapidly. Visibility will drop to one quarter mile or less in places, and roads could also become slick. Hazardous driving conditions may be possible. If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 4:03 AM EST | Gale Watch | IWX | 24 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:15 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 38 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.